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Seattle Municipal News
Official Organ of the Seattle Municipal League—the Oldest Good Government Organization in Washington Serving the Public Since 1910
VOL. XXII—NO. 32
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, AUGUST 6, 1932
FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
How Pacific Coast Cities
Collect Their Garbage
By ELLA R. McDOWELL
Municipal Reference Librarian
A recent study of garbage collection methods in other cities
made at the request of Councilman
Scavotto shows an interesting variation in Pacific Coast cities.
Seattle collects everything paying-
all costs from tax funds.
Tacoma takes all wastes too but
its system is run as a self-supporting utility with the individual property owner billed for the service.
A home pays 40c per month for
one collection per week, with rates
increasing if more .service is given
or if the location of the can is difficult of access.
Los Angeles collects and disposes
of domestic garbage and non-combustible wastes with city-owned
equipment, paying for it from tax
funds. It requires the home owner,
however, to dispose of all combus-
tile refuse and the business houses
to dispose of all their wastes. The
city has an incinerator in which it
destroys wastes from commercial
houses charging $1.00 per ton for
the service. Garbage is sold to a
hag farm consequently garbage must
be separated from other refuse. The
net cost of the service given is
$902,043 or 73 cents per capita.
Oakland sells to a contractor the
right to collect domestic garbage
and rubbish within the city, getting
$26,000 for the privilege. The contractor then charges the home owners scheduled rates of 50 cents per
month for collecting one can per
week and 75 cents for two cans. Disposal is at sea after bulky combustible material is burned. Commercial
houses are charged for their wastes
disposed of by the city at a rate
of $1.25 per ton. The total cost to
the tax funds after deducting revenue from the sale of the contracts
is $12,859.75 or 4y2 cents per capita.
San Francisco's tax fund costs are
merely those of inspection, or x/2
cent per capita. Licensed scavengers collect and dispose of garbage
charging scheduled rates. Forty cents
is charged for one collection per
week from a four-room house if collection is from ground floor, with
increasing rates according to the size
of the house up to 85 cents for a
twelve-room house. Rates are increased for more collections per
week and for collections from upper
stories. Apartment house rates depend on the size of the house. Disposal is at an old city owned inciner-
(Continued on Page 3.)
TUESDAY NOON
August 9
WILLIAM G. LONG
Sportsman and Attorney
Will Tell Us All About The Provisions Of
Initiative 62
Know as the Game Code Law. There has been a great deal of
rumor regarding the provisions of this bill. Mr. Long will be glad
to answer any questions regarding it.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED
MIRROR ROOM — OLYMPIC HOTEL
Cafeteria Lunch — 12:00 o'Clock Noon
News Of The Day
20,000 candidates have filed for various offices throughout the state,
according to the Seattle Star. '
The depression is over according to our new secretary of commerce
R. D. Chapin. That's a relief now maybe some of our delinquent members
will pay their dues.
The rainiest-coldest July in 16 years is the record of last month for
Seattle according to Lawrence Fisher, our official weather man.
The $392,186 made by our city light department during the first six
months of 1932 beats last year's earnings for the same period by $10,393.
according to Harry W. Carroll, our city comptroller. The water and railway
departments did not fare so well.
Anybody who wants to start a private zoo, get in touch with the
Spokane Park Board right away. The depression in city government has put
Spokane's goat up for sale.
The fire chiefs of Washington completed the formation of an association this week. Objects educational.
Suicides in King County set a new high record in July of this year,
according to our coroner, W. J. Jones.
The paving of First Avenue South clear through to Des Moines was
approved by our county commissioners this week over the protest of many
of the property holders affected. The amount assessed against the property
itself will be $190,000.
$35,000,000 has been asked of the federal government by our governor
under the provisions of the federal emergency relief act. That ought to be
enough to last for a few days.
$6,000 is the objective of the Unemployed Citizens' League of Seattle
in their drive started this week. The money is for incidental emergency
expenses which comes up from time to time within the organization itself.
The City of Seattle is a poor collector according to Councilman F. F.
Fitts, when he reported to the council finance committee that we have
$242,802 on the books, some of which is several years old. He requests that
the accounts be turned over to the corporation counsel offices for legal
action.
(Continued on Page 3.1
$1,861,000 Bond Issue
Proposed
Water Department Program
The following- water department
projects are being urged by our new
Superintendent of that division. An
immediate appropriation of $10,000
was recommended by the city council utilities committee to prepare
plans and specifications for the projects which will cost some $1,861,-
000 if allowed.
1. Replacement of wornout sections of Cedar River pipe line.
2. Improving the slopes of the
West Seattle reservoir.
3. Replacing the present 12-inch
wood main on Alki Ave. with a 20-
inch cast-iron main.
4. Construction of a pumping
plant and mains to supply the area
north of the city and Firland Sanatorium.
Other projects reccommended are:
1. Construction of an intermediate service to the Seward Park district.
2. Construction of a brick casing
and platform around the Woodland
Park standpipe.
3. Installation of an intermediate
service supply to the Kenyon St.
pumping station.
4. Provision of an additional 30-
inch main to serve the district between Yesler Way, Denny Way, Elliott Bay and 8th Ave.
5. Construction of an additional
main connecting the Alki Ave. main
with the West Seattle low service
distributing system.
6. Construction of another 60,-
000,000 gallon basin at the Maple
Leaf reservoir.
7. Reconstruction of the intake
dam at Lansburg on the shores of
Cedar River.
8. Improvement of the shores of
Lake Young.
The Telephone Franchise
The following demands are made
by our city council of the telephone
company before they will consider
the franchise question:
1. That the company agree in case
of home rule to arbitrate phone
rates with the city.
2. That the campany set its own
valuation for rate making purposes
and write it into the franchise.
3. That the company f ur n i s h
more free service to the city.
4. That the company agree to remove its equipment in a reasonable
time if the franchise expires or is
abrogated.
5. That no increase in rates be
made under the life of the franchise.

Seattle Municipal News
Official Organ of the Seattle Municipal League—the Oldest Good Government Organization in Washington Serving the Public Since 1910
VOL. XXII—NO. 32
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, AUGUST 6, 1932
FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
How Pacific Coast Cities
Collect Their Garbage
By ELLA R. McDOWELL
Municipal Reference Librarian
A recent study of garbage collection methods in other cities
made at the request of Councilman
Scavotto shows an interesting variation in Pacific Coast cities.
Seattle collects everything paying-
all costs from tax funds.
Tacoma takes all wastes too but
its system is run as a self-supporting utility with the individual property owner billed for the service.
A home pays 40c per month for
one collection per week, with rates
increasing if more .service is given
or if the location of the can is difficult of access.
Los Angeles collects and disposes
of domestic garbage and non-combustible wastes with city-owned
equipment, paying for it from tax
funds. It requires the home owner,
however, to dispose of all combus-
tile refuse and the business houses
to dispose of all their wastes. The
city has an incinerator in which it
destroys wastes from commercial
houses charging $1.00 per ton for
the service. Garbage is sold to a
hag farm consequently garbage must
be separated from other refuse. The
net cost of the service given is
$902,043 or 73 cents per capita.
Oakland sells to a contractor the
right to collect domestic garbage
and rubbish within the city, getting
$26,000 for the privilege. The contractor then charges the home owners scheduled rates of 50 cents per
month for collecting one can per
week and 75 cents for two cans. Disposal is at sea after bulky combustible material is burned. Commercial
houses are charged for their wastes
disposed of by the city at a rate
of $1.25 per ton. The total cost to
the tax funds after deducting revenue from the sale of the contracts
is $12,859.75 or 4y2 cents per capita.
San Francisco's tax fund costs are
merely those of inspection, or x/2
cent per capita. Licensed scavengers collect and dispose of garbage
charging scheduled rates. Forty cents
is charged for one collection per
week from a four-room house if collection is from ground floor, with
increasing rates according to the size
of the house up to 85 cents for a
twelve-room house. Rates are increased for more collections per
week and for collections from upper
stories. Apartment house rates depend on the size of the house. Disposal is at an old city owned inciner-
(Continued on Page 3.)
TUESDAY NOON
August 9
WILLIAM G. LONG
Sportsman and Attorney
Will Tell Us All About The Provisions Of
Initiative 62
Know as the Game Code Law. There has been a great deal of
rumor regarding the provisions of this bill. Mr. Long will be glad
to answer any questions regarding it.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED
MIRROR ROOM — OLYMPIC HOTEL
Cafeteria Lunch — 12:00 o'Clock Noon
News Of The Day
20,000 candidates have filed for various offices throughout the state,
according to the Seattle Star. '
The depression is over according to our new secretary of commerce
R. D. Chapin. That's a relief now maybe some of our delinquent members
will pay their dues.
The rainiest-coldest July in 16 years is the record of last month for
Seattle according to Lawrence Fisher, our official weather man.
The $392,186 made by our city light department during the first six
months of 1932 beats last year's earnings for the same period by $10,393.
according to Harry W. Carroll, our city comptroller. The water and railway
departments did not fare so well.
Anybody who wants to start a private zoo, get in touch with the
Spokane Park Board right away. The depression in city government has put
Spokane's goat up for sale.
The fire chiefs of Washington completed the formation of an association this week. Objects educational.
Suicides in King County set a new high record in July of this year,
according to our coroner, W. J. Jones.
The paving of First Avenue South clear through to Des Moines was
approved by our county commissioners this week over the protest of many
of the property holders affected. The amount assessed against the property
itself will be $190,000.
$35,000,000 has been asked of the federal government by our governor
under the provisions of the federal emergency relief act. That ought to be
enough to last for a few days.
$6,000 is the objective of the Unemployed Citizens' League of Seattle
in their drive started this week. The money is for incidental emergency
expenses which comes up from time to time within the organization itself.
The City of Seattle is a poor collector according to Councilman F. F.
Fitts, when he reported to the council finance committee that we have
$242,802 on the books, some of which is several years old. He requests that
the accounts be turned over to the corporation counsel offices for legal
action.
(Continued on Page 3.1
$1,861,000 Bond Issue
Proposed
Water Department Program
The following- water department
projects are being urged by our new
Superintendent of that division. An
immediate appropriation of $10,000
was recommended by the city council utilities committee to prepare
plans and specifications for the projects which will cost some $1,861,-
000 if allowed.
1. Replacement of wornout sections of Cedar River pipe line.
2. Improving the slopes of the
West Seattle reservoir.
3. Replacing the present 12-inch
wood main on Alki Ave. with a 20-
inch cast-iron main.
4. Construction of a pumping
plant and mains to supply the area
north of the city and Firland Sanatorium.
Other projects reccommended are:
1. Construction of an intermediate service to the Seward Park district.
2. Construction of a brick casing
and platform around the Woodland
Park standpipe.
3. Installation of an intermediate
service supply to the Kenyon St.
pumping station.
4. Provision of an additional 30-
inch main to serve the district between Yesler Way, Denny Way, Elliott Bay and 8th Ave.
5. Construction of an additional
main connecting the Alki Ave. main
with the West Seattle low service
distributing system.
6. Construction of another 60,-
000,000 gallon basin at the Maple
Leaf reservoir.
7. Reconstruction of the intake
dam at Lansburg on the shores of
Cedar River.
8. Improvement of the shores of
Lake Young.
The Telephone Franchise
The following demands are made
by our city council of the telephone
company before they will consider
the franchise question:
1. That the company agree in case
of home rule to arbitrate phone
rates with the city.
2. That the campany set its own
valuation for rate making purposes
and write it into the franchise.
3. That the company f ur n i s h
more free service to the city.
4. That the company agree to remove its equipment in a reasonable
time if the franchise expires or is
abrogated.
5. That no increase in rates be
made under the life of the franchise.